Here's the thing that kills me: the President not really being down with the day-to-day operations of the DOJ and IRS is ideal. That's the way it should be. Granted, he should have strong leadership in place there in order to guide things in a responsible, legal manner, but the president should not be involved in operations.

"Honest... I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!"

JerseyTim:Here's the thing that kills me: the President not really being down with the day-to-day operations of the DOJ and IRS is ideal. That's the way it should be. Granted, he should have strong leadership in place there in order to guide things in a responsible, legal manner, but the president should not be involved in operations.

i know - the idea that he would be intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of the cincinnati field office of the IRS is ludicrous.

"Honest... I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!"

I LOVED that scene. Especially when he dropped Carrie Fisher in the mud at the end. Just like Obama will do to us, after he kisses us right on the lips. He'll drop us in the mud. And it won't be a nice kiss either, it will be all beer and bratwurst and a tongue choking your tonsils. And you can bet he'll be smart enough to take our M-16s first.

FlashHarry:JerseyTim: Here's the thing that kills me: the President not really being down with the day-to-day operations of the DOJ and IRS is ideal. That's the way it should be. Granted, he should have strong leadership in place there in order to guide things in a responsible, legal manner, but the president should not be involved in operations.

i know - the idea that he would be intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of the cincinnati field office of the IRS is ludicrous.

I'm still giving him the benefit of a doubt on the IRS thing. I think that's institutional mismanagement, not an Obama directive. But, I don't believe for a second he didn't know what was going on with the DoJ and the AP. That was an investigation into a pretty serious security leak, and he has been cracking down on those, and this involved the Associated Press, one of the largest and well-known media outlets in the country.

Nabb1:FlashHarry: JerseyTim: Here's the thing that kills me: the President not really being down with the day-to-day operations of the DOJ and IRS is ideal. That's the way it should be. Granted, he should have strong leadership in place there in order to guide things in a responsible, legal manner, but the president should not be involved in operations.

i know - the idea that he would be intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of the cincinnati field office of the IRS is ludicrous.

I'm still giving him the benefit of a doubt on the IRS thing. I think that's institutional mismanagement, not an Obama directive. But, I don't believe for a second he didn't know what was going on with the DoJ and the AP. That was an investigation into a pretty serious security leak, and he has been cracking down on those, and this involved the Associated Press, one of the largest and well-known media outlets in the country.

I think this kind of action would have given even Nixon pause. I find it scandalous that this isn't the only scandal we really need to look into. Because if what I know so far is true, this is fairly outrageous.

vernonFL:How can the head of the Justice Department recuse himself of things? Who then is in charge, a Deputy?

He recused himself because he was questioned by the FBI. He felt it was inappropriate for himself to be part of an investigation that he was previously an object of. It was then taken over by the Deputy Attorney General.

Marcus Aurelius:Nabb1: FlashHarry: JerseyTim: Here's the thing that kills me: the President not really being down with the day-to-day operations of the DOJ and IRS is ideal. That's the way it should be. Granted, he should have strong leadership in place there in order to guide things in a responsible, legal manner, but the president should not be involved in operations.

i know - the idea that he would be intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of the cincinnati field office of the IRS is ludicrous.

I'm still giving him the benefit of a doubt on the IRS thing. I think that's institutional mismanagement, not an Obama directive. But, I don't believe for a second he didn't know what was going on with the DoJ and the AP. That was an investigation into a pretty serious security leak, and he has been cracking down on those, and this involved the Associated Press, one of the largest and well-known media outlets in the country.

I think this kind of action would have given even Nixon pause. I find it scandalous that this isn't the only scandal we really need to look into. Because if what I know so far is true, this is fairly outrageous.

Nabb1:FlashHarry: JerseyTim: Here's the thing that kills me: the President not really being down with the day-to-day operations of the DOJ and IRS is ideal. That's the way it should be. Granted, he should have strong leadership in place there in order to guide things in a responsible, legal manner, but the president should not be involved in operations.

i know - the idea that he would be intimately involved in the day-to-day operations of the cincinnati field office of the IRS is ludicrous.

I'm still giving him the benefit of a doubt on the IRS thing. I think that's institutional mismanagement, not an Obama directive. But, I don't believe for a second he didn't know what was going on with the DoJ and the AP. That was an investigation into a pretty serious security leak, and he has been cracking down on those, and this involved the Associated Press, one of the largest and well-known media outlets in the country.

I believe that the President is so scrupulous and respects the protocols so much, that he is not involved in investigations by the Department of Justice whatsoever.

Marcus Aurelius:I think this kind of action would have given even Nixon pause.

Oh please. Yes, Nixon was accused of using the IRS illegally, but he had a farking laundry list of charges leveled against him in the articles of impeachment. Nixon would have thought what the Obama DoJ and/or IRS is doing was cute or quaint.

sigdiamond2000:jehovahs witness protection: JerseyTim: Sin_City_Superhero: No politician is EVER responsible when BAD things happen. They are, however, responsible for anything GOOD that happens. Just ask 'em...

And how about those clowns in Congress? What a bunch of clowns!

Stop talking about Queen Pelosi like that. Her mascara ran and she can't help having huge floppy feet.